Washburn shooting: Woman dead, man arrested after west side Detroit incident
Detroit west side shooting leaves one woman dead and a suspect behind bars
Police were called to the area of Washburn and Santa Clara around 9:05 a.m. on reports of a shooting. When they arrived, the suspect had barricaded himself inside a home.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit police are investigating a fatal shooting that left a neighborhood shaken, one woman dead, and one man arrested.
What we know:
Police were called to the area of Washburn and Santa Clara around 9:05 a.m. on reports of a shooting. When they arrived, the suspect had barricaded himself inside a home.
People living on Washburn, like Katrina, were not allowed to return to their homes after the shooting occurred Friday morning.
"When they said bullets flying I didn’t want to come so they had this thing blocked off right there, so when they said bullets flying I didn’t have a problem with going way out the way," Katrina said. "It’s scary, definitely scary. We’ve been here 14 years - lately it's been a lot of things going on around here."
The scene was not far from Mumford High School. Meanwhile, residents were shocked as it appeared the suspect shot the woman while she was in a car, which was found crashed into a front porch.
Officials say the woman died inside the car.
A few hours after the shooting, police were able to get the suspect to come out of the house, and they immediately arrested him.
What we don't know:
Detroit police have not revealed what led up to the shooting. They are also not saying what the relationship was between the suspect and the woman.
The Source: This information is from Detroit police and witnesses.